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iPad 2 (WiFi)

iOS 6.0.1 (10A523) for iPad 2 (WiFi)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad 2 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 2 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 2 (WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2c68427154208b3a1001beebdc2ed547e6e7049d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2c68427154208b3a1001beebdc2ed547e6e7049d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad2,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2c68427154208b3a1001beebdc2ed547e6e7049d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 42d3a7311eebb26c95b437df915fc1da74744ead13f9c3d7658f0455b9dcb4bf
MD5sum de582cf0f21d17cbcd398493bb068349
SHA1sum 2c68427154208b3a1001beebdc2ed547e6e7049d
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